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it is the greed in america. now, let me say this, when i went to school, which is way back when, tuition for a half semester was $144 a semester, there is greed, people are paying for their children to go for $50 to do other things. but it doesn't deal with learning, getting together for just purely a college education. now, let me say this, it is not the government that is doing it. it is we the people because we allow people who are not knowledgeable don't know what education really means, the historical philosophy behind it, why we have high schools, why there are high schools in communities of certain numbers of people. they have no idea. yes, the curriculum has let people down because they have gone for the social instead of the basics. and know where we're going. yes, we've lost the value. host: that was naomi calling from north carolina there. more news today, the san diego union tribune has front page story about bob filner who is the current mayor of the city but perhaps not much longer. the council is
it is the greed in america. now, let me say this, when i went to school, which is way back when, tuition for a half semester was $144 a semester, there is greed, people are paying for their children to go for $50 to do other things. but it doesn't deal with learning, getting together for just purely a college education. now, let me say this, it is not the government that is doing it. it is we the people because we allow people who are not knowledgeable don't know what education really means,...
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eastern a look at the future of marriage in america. we will talk with journalists and lawyers about the legal and briefs fromions and supreme court decisions and legal challenges it state laws prohibit gay marriage. we will take your phone calls, tweets and facebook comments at p.m. here on c-span. e will hear from two of the plaintiffs in one of the supreme court cases. they were among the guaranty overturn ing to campbell's ban on gay marriage. 15 minutes.hour and >> good evening, everybody. can't tell you how excited i am to be at the pedestrian yum with a group of such illustrious trailblazers in this area. i had the opportunity to do this several months ago before this. with us on the panel and they never disappoint. of have so many nuggets information to share. you will walk away scratching a little ready it cry bit, ready to smile a little bit hear even with the great decisions there's still a lot of work to be done. to help you anel sort that out and figure out whatare the next steps and does this mean for us nationally for mar
eastern a look at the future of marriage in america. we will talk with journalists and lawyers about the legal and briefs fromions and supreme court decisions and legal challenges it state laws prohibit gay marriage. we will take your phone calls, tweets and facebook comments at p.m. here on c-span. e will hear from two of the plaintiffs in one of the supreme court cases. they were among the guaranty overturn ing to campbell's ban on gay marriage. 15 minutes.hour and >> good evening,...
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there is no one-size-fits-all mortgage in america. act claim thate sufficient private sector capital does not exist to fill it post government-guaranteed board. that begs several questions. 2.5 timesuity markets the size of our mortgage market, and yet they exist without any guarantee, government or otherwise? and just how much capital is sufficient for housing finance? i do not know the answer to the question, and i suspect no one in the audience does either. i do know that whatever the number is, it must be sustainable. that is the key concept. i would also remind us all. has alternative uses. every dollar artificially sent to mortgage finance can no longer be used to promote math tutors for our children, or promote our manufacturing sector to give them jobs once they graduate. another important factor to remember about financing the u.s. smart -- u.s. mortgage market -- pension and retirement funds, mutual funds, and real estate investment trusts held almost 50% of the market share for home mortgages and mortgage- backed securities
there is no one-size-fits-all mortgage in america. act claim thate sufficient private sector capital does not exist to fill it post government-guaranteed board. that begs several questions. 2.5 timesuity markets the size of our mortgage market, and yet they exist without any guarantee, government or otherwise? and just how much capital is sufficient for housing finance? i do not know the answer to the question, and i suspect no one in the audience does either. i do know that whatever the number...
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what can be done to pull america out of this tepid period of growth? we are joined by incredible experts on the panel. mohammed el-erian, ceo of pacific investment management company. sheila bair, senior adviser to charitable trusts. john taylor, professor of economics at stanford university and senior fellow at the hoover institution. he is well-known for the taylor rule, a monetary policy principle that offers guidance on how to tinker with interest rates to control inflation. taylor served as undersecretary of the treasury during the george w. bush administration and was part of the council of economic advisers. specimen so much for being here today. special thanks to mohammed el- erian and mr. taylor for flying from california. i want to kick off the panel with you. you coined the term, the new normal in 2009. your outlook for the economy has been dead on. how much longer is this economy going to remain in the new normal? >> let me take you back to 2009 when the new normal concept came out. the idea was to signal that it would not be your tradition
what can be done to pull america out of this tepid period of growth? we are joined by incredible experts on the panel. mohammed el-erian, ceo of pacific investment management company. sheila bair, senior adviser to charitable trusts. john taylor, professor of economics at stanford university and senior fellow at the hoover institution. he is well-known for the taylor rule, a monetary policy principle that offers guidance on how to tinker with interest rates to control inflation. taylor served...
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what are some of the things we should take away from those statistics, that snapshot of america? >> one of the things is there is an expansion going on. this is one of the things that is very difficult for the adamses because politics are changing, and the changing politics means they are new englanders. they are federalists. as time goes by, as the population moved south and westward, it makes it more difficult for politics that they believe in. >> we are going to invite your telephone calls. we will be going to calls in just a few minutes. i am told you want to read us a passage from one of the letters. >> i would like to remark on the 39-year life span. that is not exactly accurate to the extent that children died much more rapidly. if a child survived to 12, probably the life span was much longer. many, many people lived into their 70's, as the adamses did. >> the five children -- how many of them survived to adulthood? >> four. >> four? you are getting a passage ready for us. you wanted to read us from the letter we talked about earlier, "remember the ladies"? >> right. in t
what are some of the things we should take away from those statistics, that snapshot of america? >> one of the things is there is an expansion going on. this is one of the things that is very difficult for the adamses because politics are changing, and the changing politics means they are new englanders. they are federalists. as time goes by, as the population moved south and westward, it makes it more difficult for politics that they believe in. >> we are going to invite your...
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america is the only country i've ever known. my senior year of high school, i was promoted. i held the rank of a debt brigadier. i was head of the chicago rotc. i want to be a citizen. i'm going to be a marine. i care about this country. back.ant to give i believe 100% of what this country stands for. let me turn it. let me serve. i just want an opportunity. i want a chance. i want to show everyone out there that i am american. i will honorably served this country wearing the marine corps uniform. that is a net posted by u.s., thezation fwd. founder of facebook. we are taking your calls and comments, including this one from twitter. ourow would it support broken system when it would allow current illegal immigration? the pace was conservative politics that promotes neoliberal economic agendas. >> south county faces a wave of illegal immigrant deaths as they come for amnesty. next up, this is dan. caller: one of the politics, the big topic is the fence they're talking about building, which we know the government has funded three times to do this and it hasn't been built. it i
america is the only country i've ever known. my senior year of high school, i was promoted. i held the rank of a debt brigadier. i was head of the chicago rotc. i want to be a citizen. i'm going to be a marine. i care about this country. back.ant to give i believe 100% of what this country stands for. let me turn it. let me serve. i just want an opportunity. i want a chance. i want to show everyone out there that i am american. i will honorably served this country wearing the marine corps...
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we haven't seen protests in the streets like in europe, but what is the risk of the social fabric of america beginning to fray? >> it is fraying. it is fraying because we started out with social inequality and now it is getting worse. it is getting worse because of the policies we are pursuing to try and restart our economy. if the fed is the only policy making entity in play today in washington, not by choice but by necessity, the fed can only act using indirect policies. it cannot invest in infrastructure. it cannot change the tax code. it has to convince people to do things. how does it convince people? the idea is very simple. you make asset markets unofficially high. the wealth effect, people feel richer. maybe companies will invest more who owns financial assets? you have this irony in using imperfect policy by necessity, you make income inequality worse. >> ms. bair, do you believe that this is contributing to the widening of income inequality? >> i do. it is not trickle down. it has resulted in financial asset inflation. that benefits people who own financial assets who are the wealt
we haven't seen protests in the streets like in europe, but what is the risk of the social fabric of america beginning to fray? >> it is fraying. it is fraying because we started out with social inequality and now it is getting worse. it is getting worse because of the policies we are pursuing to try and restart our economy. if the fed is the only policy making entity in play today in washington, not by choice but by necessity, the fed can only act using indirect policies. it cannot...
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i'm a naturalized citizen and i love america. all i want is progress, and we are not saying that anymore on c-span. thank you. host: your call is exactly why we do this program. it is an open forum for you to share your comments. when we did this program when george bush was in the white house, with similar comments. we are trying hear from all sides including your point of view, so we appreciate you calling in. press, thea president's first appearance was in phoenix yesterday. on c-ent is covered span.org. the president greeted by governor jan brewer when he arrived in phoenix. ralph is joining us from north carolina, democrat line. caller: good morning. to comment on your topic this morning, i don't think there's anything wrong with the before theoming people on "the tonight show," because at least he is out front and the people can see him before the nation, trying to do his very best. my father told me the president is only one man, and he can't do but so much. people have to help him. i've noticed during the spring an summer
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a tongue-in-cheek reference to what we are seeing in latin america and throughout the americas today is a coalition of the free trade, countries that are investing in developing ties to deepen activity to the rest of the world. you look at canada and the united states and mexico and chile and peru and colombia and costa rica and panama and these are countries that are bound together by free trade agreements. some of us are members. some of us are now members of negotiating with the partnership. there's a new configuration. so there is a new configuration that is taking place, binding these countries to believe in the rule based international trading system. if you look at what is going to build building blocks, it is the tpp, and the deal negotiate with the european union. these are the game changers bringing countries together that believe in that system based on free and fair trade. that is changing the dynamics of businesses looking to invest and create economic growth. also the growing middle class, the greater jobs exports. this is a tidal wave growing in the atmosphere, which i
a tongue-in-cheek reference to what we are seeing in latin america and throughout the americas today is a coalition of the free trade, countries that are investing in developing ties to deepen activity to the rest of the world. you look at canada and the united states and mexico and chile and peru and colombia and costa rica and panama and these are countries that are bound together by free trade agreements. some of us are members. some of us are now members of negotiating with the partnership....
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transportation moves america forward. highways,ild bridges, transit systems, airports, and ports, we are putting our people to work in helping businesses expand. most importantly, we are giving the next generation the tools to compete. gatea look of the golden bridge or the hoover dam or the transcontinental railroads. these are stumbles of america's grit and innovation. those things were not built by us. they were built by previous generations and have been bequeathed to us. to anothere bequeath generation? the generations before us believe in a better future for the next generation. while finding is tight, i believe we can still build a great things as a country. presidento answer obama's call to give the middle class a better bargain. we can ensure that the rungs on the the -- ladder of opportunity are not so far apart. this is the challenge of our regeneration and we must work lines,r across political across state, federal, local lines to address it. as secretary of transportation, my priority is to make our transport
transportation moves america forward. highways,ild bridges, transit systems, airports, and ports, we are putting our people to work in helping businesses expand. most importantly, we are giving the next generation the tools to compete. gatea look of the golden bridge or the hoover dam or the transcontinental railroads. these are stumbles of america's grit and innovation. those things were not built by us. they were built by previous generations and have been bequeathed to us. to anothere...
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hear ye then. >> good morning, america. i said, good morning, america. i just dropped by to tell you that it is movement time. repeat after me. it's movement time. each generation is faced with a movement moment that requires them to stand up and fight back withst injustice, great strength and fortitude. it has taken the collective power of the people demanding justice to protect our civil rights their civil rights. our women's rights. our immigrant rights. our latino american right. our asian-american rights. our poor america rights. our american children's rights. and the world families, the beloved community. this morning, it is movement time. -- y it is movement time 50 years later they have stopped -- last year in 2012 we voted like never before. it is movement time again. justsister from florida stopped by to tell you it is movement time. 50 years later, there is such an assault on those rights. it is our time for us to get busy to move a treated in other words, it is time to get up off of our butts, stop mismanaging, mistreating, and is respecting
hear ye then. >> good morning, america. i said, good morning, america. i just dropped by to tell you that it is movement time. repeat after me. it's movement time. each generation is faced with a movement moment that requires them to stand up and fight back withst injustice, great strength and fortitude. it has taken the collective power of the people demanding justice to protect our civil rights their civil rights. our women's rights. our immigrant rights. our latino american right. our...
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north america, south america, working across the globe together. we need a much better educated workforce. we need much more creativity. many come to education because they are worried about social does this. many of us are worried about the lack of social mobility. the only way to enter the middle class and have a good paying job is to high-quality education. the globeies across do not have that opportunity today. we have amazing schools i have visited that do a wonderful job of helping folks pursue their passions, pursue their interests. countries look at what we are doing -- are we doing it well enough at scale? absolutely not. we have many people working every single day not to perpetuate the status quo, but to challenge it. today we have so many children, color, belowren of the poverty line, who received an inferior education. when that happens, we perpetuate poverty and social failure rather than eliminate it. we need to make sure that every chance for ahas a world-class education. i think that is what brings us all here. and that is from you
north america, south america, working across the globe together. we need a much better educated workforce. we need much more creativity. many come to education because they are worried about social does this. many of us are worried about the lack of social mobility. the only way to enter the middle class and have a good paying job is to high-quality education. the globeies across do not have that opportunity today. we have amazing schools i have visited that do a wonderful job of helping folks...
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i hate the idea that we will wall off america from central america. the integration of these economies has been such a positive thing. [applause] >> nobody in washington agrees. >> i feel the same way. i just cannot be as irreverent as eve can be about it. i admire so much, the claims spoken. i had an opportunity to speak with president obama. of course, we talked about immigration reform, and i wanted to talk about it from an economic perspective. that was fantastic. i said, the reality is, you would not be "mr. president" were it not for the hispanic vote. never in the history of this country has the hispanic community played such a role in the election of a president. never again will there be an american president without quoting the hispanic vote. i am for you to please begin to change the narrative that has defined the relationship between latin america and the united states. >> not just with mexico, but we open up our opportunities and participate in these markets and everybody benefits. >> every time i hear about it, these are the facts, but e
i hate the idea that we will wall off america from central america. the integration of these economies has been such a positive thing. [applause] >> nobody in washington agrees. >> i feel the same way. i just cannot be as irreverent as eve can be about it. i admire so much, the claims spoken. i had an opportunity to speak with president obama. of course, we talked about immigration reform, and i wanted to talk about it from an economic perspective. that was fantastic. i said, the...
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we are offering a special "first of the book ladies of america." it is available for the discount price of $12.95 plus shipping. it is available at c- span.org/products. >> c-span, we bring public events from washington to you putting you in the middle of congressional hearings, ravings, and offer them pretty -- complete coverage of the u.s. house as a public service of private industry. by the cable-tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. nook and watch us now in hd -- you can watch us now in hd. is theng up next discussion of doma and proposition 8. future followed by the of the army and the use of drones. army ga chief of staff rclayal barkley -- ba speaks about unmanned vehicle systems. you can watch the event in its entirety at c-span.org. >> you are in some tough times now. not only the department of defense, but our nation as we try to get our arms against -- around the fiscal issues that we have. as we go into some of these new programs, we have to be honest with ourselves and know that as we develop these things,
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i think i took that into corporate america. i was able to work my way up to division manager at smith barney and director at merrill lynch before going back to school at night to retain my undergraduate and mba. this has come full circle because during the time that i was earning my undergraduate degree -- i am looking forward to representing new yorkers and hopefully, i can be the only adult in this race. embrace integrity. i will try to be brief. -- if we can use still conservative values along with the free market, that is the best path to prosperity. [applause] >> questions for the panel? >> i am from virginia. i apologize if you have written this. you mentioned snowden. a lot of the younger republican members were on board with the amendment. where do you see that debate going within the republican party? why aren't the democrats having the same debate? there is a prevalent strain of libertarianism going for the party right now. will center on balance. you have to balance civil liberties of u.s. citizens with the need to p
i think i took that into corporate america. i was able to work my way up to division manager at smith barney and director at merrill lynch before going back to school at night to retain my undergraduate and mba. this has come full circle because during the time that i was earning my undergraduate degree -- i am looking forward to representing new yorkers and hopefully, i can be the only adult in this race. embrace integrity. i will try to be brief. -- if we can use still conservative values...
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thought we were about to be overrun by french revolutionaries and the a were influencing people in america. there were rumors that cities would be burned. it was terrorism they were anticipating. for example, the opposition party, the democratic republican party was very enthusiastic about the french and some of the ideals of the french revolution. >> jefferson in particular. >> this is where they begin to go in different directions. also, some of the press is very vehement in their criticism of the administration. so they muzzled the press and said that this is probably the thing that john adams is most criticized for. abigail, i believe, supported john. abigail was even more vehement during i think she is even more conservative than john during that time. >> the upshot of this, the people who were breaking the alien and sedition acts -- >> you could be jailed. >> it was said that the press made things up. he had no standards. it was not the they were supporting the french, but they were making up stories that were not the truth europe adams was very seriously worried about this. jefferso
thought we were about to be overrun by french revolutionaries and the a were influencing people in america. there were rumors that cities would be burned. it was terrorism they were anticipating. for example, the opposition party, the democratic republican party was very enthusiastic about the french and some of the ideals of the french revolution. >> jefferson in particular. >> this is where they begin to go in different directions. also, some of the press is very vehement in their...
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that he has a responsibility keeping america safe. wants all the tools possible. i agree, we should have all the tools within the framework of our constitution. i can give you ways to make us totally safe. seal all our borders. cap everybody's phone calls -- tap everybody's phone calls. you might be safer, but are you -- would you want that as americans? we're always going to face terrorist threats, just as germany and italy and many others. we have seen a rise in al qaeda. we spend $1 trillion in the iraq war. we spent $1 trillion going into iraq. we were told this was for our safety. it did not make us safer. we will be paying for it for decades. we lost thousands of good men and women there. the place is chaotic today. just because we can do something, doesn't mean it always makes sense to do it. >> some have said that this in the third term of president bush on national security issues. would you classify it as that? bushknow that president and i discussed this a lot. he worried about another 9/11 attack. i think he realized that his administration dropped the
that he has a responsibility keeping america safe. wants all the tools possible. i agree, we should have all the tools within the framework of our constitution. i can give you ways to make us totally safe. seal all our borders. cap everybody's phone calls -- tap everybody's phone calls. you might be safer, but are you -- would you want that as americans? we're always going to face terrorist threats, just as germany and italy and many others. we have seen a rise in al qaeda. we spend $1 trillion...
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he tries to use obama for america, now organize for america, to focus on the issues we have been talking about including keeping the government in operation beyond october 1. what has been happening? guest: it has been quite interesting. since 2009, everybody has gone into august saying who is going to win office? what i think has been most interesting is, one, we have gone on the offensive on obamacare. so we have partnered with a group called protect your care, which is been around several years, promoting obamacare. we have said we have done a lot of promoting, now we're going to hold accountable those people that want to repeal it, those that want to close the government down. we're going to travel around the country and respond to the heritage events that they're holding, promoting the dead ofding -- defunding obamacare. we are going to say obama care is here to stay and you to back off. then there is immigration. there was some speculation that coming into august, they would be on the defensive from the right. groups like freedom works and tea party groups would say no comprehensiv
he tries to use obama for america, now organize for america, to focus on the issues we have been talking about including keeping the government in operation beyond october 1. what has been happening? guest: it has been quite interesting. since 2009, everybody has gone into august saying who is going to win office? what i think has been most interesting is, one, we have gone on the offensive on obamacare. so we have partnered with a group called protect your care, which is been around several...
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he has thegue that it responsibility for keeping america safe. he will say he needs all the tools. he should, but within the framework of our constitution. seal all of our borders. tap everyone's phone call. randomly search everyone's home. but are you?afer would you want that? we are always going to face terrorist threat. we have seen a rise in al qaeda has of this misguided idea. we spent a trillion dollars going into iraq. it does not make us safer. we will be paying for it for decades. we lost thousands of them men and women. just because we can do something does not make sense to do it. that it is asaid third term president bush. would you classify it as that? president bush and i discussed this a lots. there administration dropped the ball. i was the one that wrote in the first patriot act. joined the conservative leader in the house for the provisions. if the page actually never in nobody's going to question. we found the number of mistakes that were made. i have proposals. somewhere -- somewhere acceptable. >> i want to talk about judges. your company is working hard to con
he has thegue that it responsibility for keeping america safe. he will say he needs all the tools. he should, but within the framework of our constitution. seal all of our borders. tap everyone's phone call. randomly search everyone's home. but are you?afer would you want that? we are always going to face terrorist threat. we have seen a rise in al qaeda has of this misguided idea. we spent a trillion dollars going into iraq. it does not make us safer. we will be paying for it for decades. we...
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i'm really concerned about that when we have a lot of foreign interest that own america. >> the biggest issue is what the total reserve does. independentlyey instead of hand to hand like they are supposed to do? a the federal reserve is problem. we have a system where basically [no audio] [applause] being to think you'll for here today. i appreciate it. we will hold more of the town halls. please stay in touch. thanks. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> several live events to tell you about today on c-span2. the national press club hosts a discussion on the state of the economy. --t include sheila bair guests. and events marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. sobor rights and economic equality. speakers include low-wage to workers. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls and "washingtonon journal." our coverage starts with a preview at 6:00 eastern with a debate at 7:00. about 45 minutes, we will discuss north carolina's new voter identification law in light of the su
i'm really concerned about that when we have a lot of foreign interest that own america. >> the biggest issue is what the total reserve does. independentlyey instead of hand to hand like they are supposed to do? a the federal reserve is problem. we have a system where basically [no audio] [applause] being to think you'll for here today. i appreciate it. we will hold more of the town halls. please stay in touch. thanks. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013]...
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america is all about. the idea of the voting rights act being undermined and to theted is a statement world that we, too, almost two are different and bring different ideas to the table are not equal. postureou to be in the that you are six, seven, or eight feet tall. we, too, are america. i am honored to be with a man who chairs my committee. "ranking."logy is we need to do better than that. frankly, we were able to be part of the legislative construct of the voting rights act of 1965. we must honor those -- [applause] >> woo! woo! >> i will get the dr.'s question answered very quickly. i wanted us to honor him. it is an exciting place to be.this -- hillary has known brother john and we have found our way onto the judiciary committee. acknowledge those who speak about those who were there in 1963. i want to say that i am glad that he was around and he is cool -- here today. we must honor reverend jackson. [applause] >> when people are mired in depression, they realize when they acquired change. they remai
america is all about. the idea of the voting rights act being undermined and to theted is a statement world that we, too, almost two are different and bring different ideas to the table are not equal. postureou to be in the that you are six, seven, or eight feet tall. we, too, are america. i am honored to be with a man who chairs my committee. "ranking."logy is we need to do better than that. frankly, we were able to be part of the legislative construct of the voting rights act of...
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that would be horrible in america. but we live with risk. 35,000 deaths on the highway. 100 deaths today, all are. 3000 americans die in house fate -- house fires. a smoke detector is a wonderful thing. that is a place to spend the money. a thousand americans drowned. the media warns you about sharks, you ought to worry about drowning. 100 americans are killed a year hunting deer. where does terrorism fit into this? almost nothing has happened in 12 years. it may happen, i do not presume to know. the rest of the panel is more informed about this than i. over my career, i have looked at scare after a scare that have limited freedom, certainly economic freedom. massive amounts of money are soft for of the battle against lawn chemicals. cell phone radiation causing brain tumors. we forget these things it week later. the terrorism scarce stay with us. food additives, pesticides. we banned ddt, which killed millions of people around the world. lie what silent spring claimed about it. now we are told plastic bottles are kill
that would be horrible in america. but we live with risk. 35,000 deaths on the highway. 100 deaths today, all are. 3000 americans die in house fate -- house fires. a smoke detector is a wonderful thing. that is a place to spend the money. a thousand americans drowned. the media warns you about sharks, you ought to worry about drowning. 100 americans are killed a year hunting deer. where does terrorism fit into this? almost nothing has happened in 12 years. it may happen, i do not presume to...
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our guest is michael needham, the ceo of heritage action for america. it was founded three years ago. thanks for being our guest. let me introduce our reporters. bob cusack is the managing editor of "the hill" and neil lesniewski. >> let's go right to obamacare. this is the issue that is facing the gop. why do you think republicans can do this? before republicans have funded obamacare. the election did not fix much.-- change much. it may have only have democratic control. >> for the last three or four years republicans were all elected on the promise to get rid of obamacare and have relied on someone else coming in and saving the day. the supreme court will come in and rule it unconstitutional. the american people are going to get rid of president obama. the public and lawmakers who have all pledged that they will do everything they can to stop obamacare now have a time for choosing. in october 1 sign up. a day before the sign ups start of the defund the government. this is the time for them to lay down a marker and say have told our constituents that w
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god bless america. thank you. [applause] ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> that ceremony from yesterday. coming up, we will go back to "washington journal," bringing to a discussion about eminent domain. our guest will be steven eagle, professor at the george mason university school of law. we will also have live remarks from outgoing homeland security secretary janet napolitano at the national press club. her remarks will be live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. look atp next, we will remarks yesterday from secretary of state john kerry, responding to reports and intelligence that the assad government in syria has used chemical weapons on syria. following those brief remarks, we will get your thoughts on the action the government should take in syria. the numbers will be on the screen. now, for those remarks from secretary of state john kerry. >> for the last several days, president obama and his entire national security team have been re
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that is not what america is supposed to be all about. became. you, senator the same question for representative the sarah. the gang of eight -- the gang of seven now in the house. what do you think the chances are that the bill will make it to president obama? let me start by saying i agree with everything senator mccain just said. so you would have to conclude the chances are getting much better these days that we will pass a comprehensive fix to the immigration system. if i could just say we would not even be at step one had senator mccain not stepped to the plate. it is so important because we are not going to do this unless it is a bipartisan bill. and we no longer have senator kennedy with us, who was a champion on so many issues. but we are fortunate that senator mccain was still with us. we saw the result. 68 votes. they found a way to do this bipartisan. i do not think we can talk a lot without first recognizing those who stepped to the plate. there was the risk of losing to do this. and i think a tremendous amount of history will be wri
that is not what america is supposed to be all about. became. you, senator the same question for representative the sarah. the gang of eight -- the gang of seven now in the house. what do you think the chances are that the bill will make it to president obama? let me start by saying i agree with everything senator mccain just said. so you would have to conclude the chances are getting much better these days that we will pass a comprehensive fix to the immigration system. if i could just say we...
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in america or the most liberal district in america and talk about make it in america, manufacturing, growing goods, selling them here and around the world and i guarantee you every head is shaking. that's what we ought to be doing. it is a unifying agenda. not a divide ago general da. these areas of focus come price a platform that everyone can get behind, democrats, republicans, labor, business, everyone. the four core components of make it in america are adopting and pursuing a national manufacturing strategy. that bill was passed with over 360 votes in the last congress. i'm hopeful when we return in ptember mr. can nor will bring it to the floor and it will receive over 350 votes again. why? because we're going to have a playbook to compete with the other teams whether it's china, india, germany, not to beat them but to compete with them and to do well. so we need a plan. secondly promoting u.s. exports. make it here, sell it here and around the world. thirdly, encouraging business to bring jobs and invasion back to the united states. tax preferences for manufacturing here creati
in america or the most liberal district in america and talk about make it in america, manufacturing, growing goods, selling them here and around the world and i guarantee you every head is shaking. that's what we ought to be doing. it is a unifying agenda. not a divide ago general da. these areas of focus come price a platform that everyone can get behind, democrats, republicans, labor, business, everyone. the four core components of make it in america are adopting and pursuing a national...
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a lifetime.ggle of to redeem the soul of america. tostill need to find a way humanize our political institution, our businesses, and .ur system of education 50 years later, those of us educated to the full -- calls of justice, need to appease ourselves. our struggle is an ongoing struggle. there will be progress. there will also be setbacks. we must continue to have hope and be still in our faith that this nation will become a truly multiracial democracy. we must continue to work. we must not give up or give in. keep the faith. and people hurting and suffering, we must be ready to take action, cast our votes, and move our feet. we must have a sense of urgency to use the power rented us to help and human suffering -- to help and human suffering -- to end human suffering. we as a people and a congress understand our differences do not divide us. our best when we accept that we are one people, one american family, that we all live in the same house. the american house, the world house. understand that no one, but no one, is breathless.
a lifetime.ggle of to redeem the soul of america. tostill need to find a way humanize our political institution, our businesses, and .ur system of education 50 years later, those of us educated to the full -- calls of justice, need to appease ourselves. our struggle is an ongoing struggle. there will be progress. there will also be setbacks. we must continue to have hope and be still in our faith that this nation will become a truly multiracial democracy. we must continue to work. we must not...
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how has america changed? good morning. caller: good morning, c-span. i have a personal story. my grandfather grew up with mahalia jackson. they lived around the corner from her. louis armstrong lived next door. my grandparents and my parents -- schools toto the register people to vote. they were able to have black teachers come up from louisiana to our school in washington because we do not have any. i want to say i have a personal story here. she turned 56 today. on that day in 1963, we all sat down on the floor in our living room and watched a black and white tv. for a child that had turned six have ad that day -- birthday party, she wanted to speech,. king gave his even to the point that my father said, you've got to move your head, because her head was in the way. she was so enthralled. at one time i was suspended from king'sbefore dr. birthday became a holiday. people thealled night before. because theschool schools in seattle were leaving at 12:00. the told me into the office. there was a big ruckus. me
how has america changed? good morning. caller: good morning, c-span. i have a personal story. my grandfather grew up with mahalia jackson. they lived around the corner from her. louis armstrong lived next door. my grandparents and my parents -- schools toto the register people to vote. they were able to have black teachers come up from louisiana to our school in washington because we do not have any. i want to say i have a personal story here. she turned 56 today. on that day in 1963, we all...
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america's economy is not growing at the pace it should be. the man has no political experience in economic backgrounds. got: i am going to let you unless you have a comment specifically on what we are talking about tonight. caller: my comments, plain and simple, is that i do not believe, personally, that this war -- i apologize -- this war should be called for. because i think this is the wrong time of action. to move on tong warning, ohio, and hear from mark on our democrats line. go ahead from -- go ahead with your comments. caller: how are you doing? ok.: doing you are on the air. caller: this is the united states of america. have all these politicians resign in the house. a little bit off topic a little bit off-topic. we will go to christopher in new york. you have a comment for david a xe? caller: can you hear me? host: we can. caller: david, i think you were disingenuous when you said that censorship -- you did not experience censorship. but you went on to list a bunch of rules you had to stick to. historically, since the 1960's, the an
america's economy is not growing at the pace it should be. the man has no political experience in economic backgrounds. got: i am going to let you unless you have a comment specifically on what we are talking about tonight. caller: my comments, plain and simple, is that i do not believe, personally, that this war -- i apologize -- this war should be called for. because i think this is the wrong time of action. to move on tong warning, ohio, and hear from mark on our democrats line. go ahead...
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we're not going to rest until every veteran who has fought for america has a home in america. [applause] [cheers and applause] yesterday, i was proud to sign -- act, toe helping end those interested airport screenings so you, our wounded warriors and disabled vets, especially those of you with prosthetics, can travel with dignity. i know how disappointing it was when the senate failed to prove the disabilities treaty, despite the fact that we had a former sender and -- senator and world war ii veteran, bob dole, in the senate chamber. but we're going to keep fighting to ratify that treaty. because the united states has always been a leader for the price of this fabled. -- of the disabled and we believe disabled veterans like you deserve the same opportunities to work and study and travel and other countries as any other american is -- as any other american. if the right thing to do. we need to get it done. [cheers and applause] which brings me to the final priority when he to stay focused on that is making sure that our veterans have the every opportunity to pursue the america
we're not going to rest until every veteran who has fought for america has a home in america. [applause] [cheers and applause] yesterday, i was proud to sign -- act, toe helping end those interested airport screenings so you, our wounded warriors and disabled vets, especially those of you with prosthetics, can travel with dignity. i know how disappointing it was when the senate failed to prove the disabilities treaty, despite the fact that we had a former sender and -- senator and world war ii...
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america. statehood for 600,000 residents . finally, let it go forth that this is not only a commemoration, a continuation, but what you have here are two generations that have come together. there's a lot said about the joshua generation, the younger people. but i remind them it was the moses generation that pointed the way. we need both generations working side by side together and so let this be a day in which moses points the way for joshua and the walls of segregation, of racism, materialism come tumbling down. with that, let me introduce our first speaker for this segment, the director of foreign policy, committee of the national egislation, dr. michael chang. the day after king died, robert kennedy spoke on the mindless men as of violence. here is what he said. what has violence accomplished? what has it created? we tolerate a rising level of violence. we flor if i killing on movie screens and call it entertainment. we make it easy for men to acquire weapons. we honor swagger and wielder
america. statehood for 600,000 residents . finally, let it go forth that this is not only a commemoration, a continuation, but what you have here are two generations that have come together. there's a lot said about the joshua generation, the younger people. but i remind them it was the moses generation that pointed the way. we need both generations working side by side together and so let this be a day in which moses points the way for joshua and the walls of segregation, of racism,...
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america america lady liberty oh, we thank america america america believe, i believe america land of the free america ♪ ♪ you can watch more of this tonight. you will hear from john lewis and former naacp chair julian bond as well as others. that is at 9:20 p.m. eastern right here on c-span. quacks there are several types of bullying. their favorite is race stroll -- racial bullying. they love it. it is based almost solely and completely on the idea that they stand up for the demise groups. everything they do is on behalf of some victimized minority, blacks, jews, gays, women. we hate blacks, gays, and women. philosophy they tried out. we will take your calls and comments for three hours starting at noon eastern. and the book club returns in september with this town, to parties and a funeral plus 20 of la parking in the capital. read the book and engage. quacks shortly before 2:00, president obama came to the rose garden of companies by vice president joe biden. we will show these to you now. >> good afternoon. 10 days ago the world watched in horror as men, women and children we
america america lady liberty oh, we thank america america america believe, i believe america land of the free america ♪ ♪ you can watch more of this tonight. you will hear from john lewis and former naacp chair julian bond as well as others. that is at 9:20 p.m. eastern right here on c-span. quacks there are several types of bullying. their favorite is race stroll -- racial bullying. they love it. it is based almost solely and completely on the idea that they stand up for the demise groups....
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what can be done to pull america out of this tepid period of growth? we are joined by incredible experts on the panel. mohammed el-erian, ceo of pacific investment management company. sheila bair, senior adviser to charitable trusts. john taylor, professor of economics at stanford university and senior fellow at the hoover institution. he is well-known for the taylor rule, a monetary policy principle that offers guidance on how to tinker with interest rates to control inflation. taylor served as undersecretary of the treasury during the george w. bush administration and was part of the council of economic advisers. specimen so much for being here today. -- thank you so much for being here today. special thanks to mohammed el- erian and mr. taylor for flying from california. i want to kick off the panel with you. you coined the term, the new normal in 2009. your outlook for the economy has been dead on. how much longer is this economy going to remain in the new normal? >> let me take you back to 2009 when the new normal concept came out. the idea was to
what can be done to pull america out of this tepid period of growth? we are joined by incredible experts on the panel. mohammed el-erian, ceo of pacific investment management company. sheila bair, senior adviser to charitable trusts. john taylor, professor of economics at stanford university and senior fellow at the hoover institution. he is well-known for the taylor rule, a monetary policy principle that offers guidance on how to tinker with interest rates to control inflation. taylor served...
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. >> here is 1840 view of america through the senses. the population reached 17 million in 26 states. we consistently see 30%. slaves #2.5 million, which is almost 15% of the population, and new orleans joins the list of the largest cities in the united states. we heard about the tylers and their attitude toward slavery. give us an indication of what was happening in 1840. >> this is a tremendous time of sexual tension. we like to think the country is divided regionally, that everyone in the north is anti slavery and everyone in the south is proslavery. it is not that simple. people in the north benefited from slavery and the slave trade until it was ended. they now move into a different economic arena. they no longer need slavery, and slippery as a threat to them because of the free labor system in the north, and the kinds of the economy that is needed to preserve institutions in the north are different from in the north are different from those in the south, so what is happening in congress is both groups want to control legislation, b
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for thet is time united states of america to act. guest: well, that certainly is the position of john mccain, republican senator, and others who are urging even more aggressive action to get involved in the civil war, to affect the outcome. clearly that is not going to happen under this president, or not intentionally. so we're going to have to see what happens in terms of weather strikes that do not take out bashar al-assad can be effective. way: how we look at the congress has looked at this issue in response to congress -- conflicts past. on the republican side, they tend to oppose or question anything that obama is doing good you have seen that in the words of john boehner, republican house speaker, who more or less supports taking some action, but is demanding more information. beennk that there has particularly in the libertarian right, a lot of opposition, and among the liberal democrats, some opposition. similar to the british parliament. there is a lot of queasiness over getting involved militarily after two long wars in ira
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why the higher alert in america? >> because this threat was so specific as to how in or miss it was going to be. enormous it was going to be. the assumption is that it is probably most likely to happen in the middle east, at or about one of the embassies, but there is no guarantee of that. it could be europe, the united eight, a series of combined attacks. it could be -- the united states, a series of combined attacks. it could be like the liquid explosive -- where there were going to be a series of attacks carried out almost simultaneously. the administration has tried to, first with the embassies, then with the global travel advisory, and also readying state and local governments -- leading state and local governments know the nature of this threat oh that -- so that we can be on guard. we are stronger than we were -- al qaeda is stronger than it was on 9/11. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is probably the most deadly. >> ron paul also talked about the u.s. embassy closings before the young americans for liberty
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she talks about women's lives at the time and what it was like to be america's first lady and not just the wife of an american mr. an american minister, but to be a wife and a daughter. >> the thing that i always think about with abigail is the relationship, the partnership. without abigail, there is no john. without john, there is no abigail.>> john is important to history. >> yes. with the support she provided to him in europe, in the presidency, in the vice presidency, she was so trustworthy that she could to -- take care of things. so he could go off and be this great public person, which was exactly what she wanted.>> to our guests, our thanks for helping us understand more about the life and legacy of america's second first lady abigail adams. thank you for your time. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> wednesday night, we continue our encore of the first season ladies," with dolly madison. , september 9, a look at the life of edith roosevelt. our website has a special section on the fir
she talks about women's lives at the time and what it was like to be america's first lady and not just the wife of an american mr. an american minister, but to be a wife and a daughter. >> the thing that i always think about with abigail is the relationship, the partnership. without abigail, there is no john. without john, there is no abigail.>> john is important to history. >> yes. with the support she provided to him in europe, in the presidency, in the vice presidency, she...
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america. residents.or 600,000 forth thatt it go this is not only a commemoration of continuation. but what you have here are two generations that have come together and there is a lot said about the joshua generation. the younger people. them, it was the moses generation that pointed the way. we need both generations working side-by-side together and so let this be a date in which moses points the way for joshua the walls of segregation of racism and materialism come tumbling down. our that, let me introduce irst speaker for this segment, the director of foreign policy friends committee, a national legislation, dr. michael shank. >> the day after martin luther king died, robert kennedy spoke on violence. here is what he said, what has violence accomplished and created? we tolerate a rising level of violence that ignores our common humanity. we glorify killing on movie screens and call it entertainment. we make it easy for men to acquire at weapons. we honor the wielders of force. we excuse tho
america. residents.or 600,000 forth thatt it go this is not only a commemoration of continuation. but what you have here are two generations that have come together and there is a lot said about the joshua generation. the younger people. them, it was the moses generation that pointed the way. we need both generations working side-by-side together and so let this be a date in which moses points the way for joshua the walls of segregation of racism and materialism come tumbling down. our that,...
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a very well-known move in america. i, 50 years ago, since 1963, actually 1964 when the civil rights act was being voted on, barry goldwater voted against it. he was nominated to be the republican nominee for president. i decided then that i was not a republican. familyrown up with a that was very republican. i am grateful to the republican party. everett dirksen from illinois, we couldis leadership, not have passed over the segregation of southern democrats. it is a different world. kid, we would go down to what our family called the old country and most of you know as alabama. and we're in in a five and $.10 store. i said i want to get a jack of water and i went running off for my parents. -- a drink of water. dad, you said to my must follow him. he found me standing between two water fountains and one was marked white and one was mark collard. -- one was mark collard. and i wased colored turning on the one mark collard and was disappointed that it came out clear. time i heardrst the word segregation. we had segregati
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that's what america is all about. now, there aren't many things that are more important to that idea of economic mobility -- the idea that you can make it if you try -- than a good education. all the students here know that. that's why you're here. that's why your families have made big sacrifices -- because we understand that in the face of greater and greater global competition, in a knowledge- based economy, a great education is more important than ever. a higher education is the single best investment you can make in your future. and i'm proud of all the students who are making that investment. and that's not just me saying it. look, right now, the unemployment rate for americans with at least a college degree is about 1/3 lower than the national average. the incomes of folks who have at least a college degree are more than twice those of americans without a high school diploma. so more than ever before, some form of higher education is the surest path into the middle class. but what i want to talk about today is
that's what america is all about. now, there aren't many things that are more important to that idea of economic mobility -- the idea that you can make it if you try -- than a good education. all the students here know that. that's why you're here. that's why your families have made big sacrifices -- because we understand that in the face of greater and greater global competition, in a knowledge- based economy, a great education is more important than ever. a higher education is the single best...
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did notle in america have the confidence in their government. all three branches have failed our people. all major reforms have been taken place over the eight years . the problem stems back to world war ii. look at the history of what is going on in our government, i heard there was a secret organization. there was also organizations coming up that were powerful from the corporations in america. these things that should be transparent to the american people, they should be accountable. what they are talking about is allowing another arrow worm and nixon was accountable -- another era where nixon was accountable. if the government is going to use a security and surveillance on american citizens, why cannot we turn this around and put the problems? we their have major reforms, taking place in america. for the good of american citizens? -- of american citizens. host: next is alice from tampa, florida on the independent line. allison, good morning. felt that obama was actually superficial in what he said. he didn't go into the issues that need to b
did notle in america have the confidence in their government. all three branches have failed our people. all major reforms have been taken place over the eight years . the problem stems back to world war ii. look at the history of what is going on in our government, i heard there was a secret organization. there was also organizations coming up that were powerful from the corporations in america. these things that should be transparent to the american people, they should be accountable. what...
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this happened in latin america, of course. isabella -- queen isabella decreed that all of the indians were human beings and that they were not to be treated badly even if they were. it's a bet of a curse that runs through history. and is being rectified. but it's taken a long time. >> louise saah katherine adams, john quincy adams' wife. >> what a pain in the neck. she was beautifully educated, raised in england, married to a merchant. her father was a merchant named johnson. and she and john quincy married. he was a stiff upper lip guy who had been pushed into the diplomatic service by his parents as a teenager. and he was a very unbending character, but, of course, a greatly moral character. a good politician. and she -- she spent half of her life saying he didn't love her and complaining about things and yet apparently a gracious, lovely hostess. she was musical and all. but she wrote a long strange essay in the white house telling how her husband had never loved her. >> who saw that? >> i don't know. it was in her -- it's
this happened in latin america, of course. isabella -- queen isabella decreed that all of the indians were human beings and that they were not to be treated badly even if they were. it's a bet of a curse that runs through history. and is being rectified. but it's taken a long time. >> louise saah katherine adams, john quincy adams' wife. >> what a pain in the neck. she was beautifully educated, raised in england, married to a merchant. her father was a merchant named johnson. and...
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protect america. that was the clarion call. it was not preserving the money so much as making sure you developed a tremendous, very robust state health care system, and protected america's great vaccination system. then, we decided to get into encouraging small companies that did not have money to put money into start products and get them to the marketplace. that was another big thing. i got very active with colin powell, into the aids mom -- aids movement. we put a tremendous amount of money into aids. my department, with the national institute of health, was able to set up the millennium fund. we took it to the president, and the president agreed to take it over, as well as the global fund, which i chaired. i was able to convince president bush to put the first money into the global fund. that increased the amount of money. as you know, the president's number one program he refers to now is the millennium fund. that was started in the department. it was our idea. we never got credit for it, but it was ours. that is what happ
protect america. that was the clarion call. it was not preserving the money so much as making sure you developed a tremendous, very robust state health care system, and protected america's great vaccination system. then, we decided to get into encouraging small companies that did not have money to put money into start products and get them to the marketplace. that was another big thing. i got very active with colin powell, into the aids mom -- aids movement. we put a tremendous amount of money...
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of america's greatest poets. he said, i shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence, two roads diverged in a wood and i, i took the one less traveled by. and that, he said, has made all the difference. we have difficult and pressing challenges to address in a short time. passing a budget, replacing the se quest we are a balanced alternative, and averting a default on our debt. a default which would be catastrophic for america, for its people, for its economy and would have ramifications throughout the world. we can begin, mr. speaker, by going to conference on the budget and allowing both sides to sit down and start working on an agreement. that seems to be, mr. speaker, the road less traveled by. a road forward. a road that leads to positive, constructive, supportable results. not backward. a road to constructive compromise, not destruct i confrontation and to results that benefit our people and our economy. mr. speaker, such a road would urely make all the difference. for this congress and f
of america's greatest poets. he said, i shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence, two roads diverged in a wood and i, i took the one less traveled by. and that, he said, has made all the difference. we have difficult and pressing challenges to address in a short time. passing a budget, replacing the se quest we are a balanced alternative, and averting a default on our debt. a default which would be catastrophic for america, for its people, for its economy and would have...
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america was overwhelmingly a rural, rustic agrayingian farm based society. it ended at the appalachian mountains, there were only, in 1800 there were three roads that crossed. the united states was a nation in name only. it was in fact three distinct nations, it was new england, it was the middle states, and it was the south. and each of them had one major, quote, major city, philadelphia as you say the largest city in the nation with all of 40,000 people. so one of the things that martha washington, i think, frankly found not altogether to her liking was the fact that she was uprooted from the agricultural, rural life at mount vernon that she knew, that she had been born into, that she had mastered in many ways, and relished, and it is only the latest chapter of her sacrifice which in its own way i think you could argue matches anything that her husband sacrificed. >> well, that's true. she did not want to go to a city. she did not want to live in the north. she wanted to be home, at mount vernon. but she had to be there with her husband to do what her husb
america was overwhelmingly a rural, rustic agrayingian farm based society. it ended at the appalachian mountains, there were only, in 1800 there were three roads that crossed. the united states was a nation in name only. it was in fact three distinct nations, it was new england, it was the middle states, and it was the south. and each of them had one major, quote, major city, philadelphia as you say the largest city in the nation with all of 40,000 people. so one of the things that martha...
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you have the united states of america trying to meet you not? the humanitarian needs -- trying to meet the humanitarian need, or seeking to meet the and humanitarian needs of the people. the situation is ongoing. and our effort to work with the international community and with the syrian opposition to remove assad from power is ongoing. we're working in that effort, not just because it is the preference of the u.s., but the will of the syrian people. want, athe outcome we government that reflects the will of the syrian people and respect the basic human rights that the syrian people deserve to have protected by their government. rhetoric in many of these cases has shifted to egypt, with christians being killed, church is being destroyed. what is the red line in egypt? >> i did not bring my red pen out with me today. but i can tell you that we have condemned in unambiguous terms all the violence that has been perpetrated there in egypt. we have condemned the violence perpetrated by the government against peaceful protesters, and were just as outr
you have the united states of america trying to meet you not? the humanitarian needs -- trying to meet the humanitarian need, or seeking to meet the and humanitarian needs of the people. the situation is ongoing. and our effort to work with the international community and with the syrian opposition to remove assad from power is ongoing. we're working in that effort, not just because it is the preference of the u.s., but the will of the syrian people. want, athe outcome we government that...
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they would say, the united states of america are. which signaled that it was not quite holding together. there was a fear it was holding -- going to fall apart. they called it regionalism, and later they call is sectionalism as they head to the civil war. so we know that nation is going to be a strong nation state, it is a democracy, and a two-party system and a strong president. that was none of the things the founders had intended. we look back and see that time as a time of growing pains. and we see dolley madison not knowing how this would end, was the perfect person to ease into the country and twa it was going to be. >> serving as the chief executive of the nation, he brought the real concept of how he wanted the role to be carried out. how did he approach it and how did she help him? >> well, you said "concept," and i think that's perfect, because he was the idea guy. he was very theoretical. he and other members of the founding generation understood as a concept "unit." it was their number one job. how do you do it? how do yo
they would say, the united states of america are. which signaled that it was not quite holding together. there was a fear it was holding -- going to fall apart. they called it regionalism, and later they call is sectionalism as they head to the civil war. so we know that nation is going to be a strong nation state, it is a democracy, and a two-party system and a strong president. that was none of the things the founders had intended. we look back and see that time as a time of growing pains....
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this is america, the land of the free, the land of the free press. the public of the united states of america has the right to this information. thank you. >> thank you. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] whenever we have these discussions, and it happens a lot, these public affairs officers are often portrayed as uninformed boobs and reporters are universally good. or it's the opposite. that reporters are evil scoundrels looking to embarrass public officials and make a mockery of the policy-making process and the only thing standing between these people and print are public affairs officers. my experience in 20 years of this is pretty much a normal bell curve distribution of talent, among both public affairs officers and reporters. meaning that among reporters and public affairs officers, some are really not very good, right? some are excellent. the vast majority are average to above-average. the ones really below average tend to get out of the business on either side. that is what you're going to see and one reason why there are a lot of rules. undoubte
this is america, the land of the free, the land of the free press. the public of the united states of america has the right to this information. thank you. >> thank you. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] whenever we have these discussions, and it happens a lot, these public affairs officers are often portrayed as uninformed boobs and reporters are universally good. or it's the opposite. that reporters are evil scoundrels looking to embarrass public officials and make a mockery of the...